Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in France
France: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 87.56 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in France, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions in France is 87.56 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in France peaked at 87.56 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.23 kt, in 1990.
France ranks 50th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in France, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.23 kt | — |
| 1991 | 75.25 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 76.99 kt | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 78.4 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 79.6 kt | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 80.68 kt | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 81.57 kt | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 82.25 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 82.84 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 83.33 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 83.68 kt | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 83.98 kt | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.28 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.64 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.01 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.33 kt | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 85.63 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.95 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.26 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.48 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.65 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.83 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.95 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.07 kt | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.18 kt | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.2 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.24 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.31 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.35 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.46 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.56 kt | +0.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 87.56 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 8.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- France's 87.56 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.55 kt, 7.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.41 kt | 73.23 kt | 83.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.13 kt | 83.68 kt | 86.48 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1 kt | 86.65 kt | 87.35 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.47 kt | 87.37 kt | 87.56 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in France?
- Solid food waste — emissions in France was 87.56 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 87.56 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.23 kt in 1990.
- How does France rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- France ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.